Kai Richter has been invited to speak as part of the American Law Institute’s “Employee Benefit Plans of Tax-Exempt and Governmental Employers 2022” CLE webcast on October 13 at 2:45 p.m. EST.

Mr. Richter’s discussion, titled “Current State of Plan Litigation and Its Implications,” will address:

• Fee, expenses, and investment fund alternative-related litigation
• Cybersecurity litigation
• Litigation risks unique to tax-exempt and governmental employers (other than church plan litigation)
• Best practices for risk mitigation

For more information and registration for this program, please visit American Law Institute.

Leslie M. Kroeger has been invited to speak at the Masters of Mass Tort’s TOXIC: Forever Chemicals and Contaminated Water conference hosted by Archer on September 13, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

Ms. Kroeger will present on two panels: “Practical Tips for Litigating PFAS Cases” and “Comparing and Contrasting Three High-Profile Water Cases: C8 DuPont, BP Deep Horizon, and Flint Water (The Lessons Learned).”

Learn more: Masters of Mass Tort’s TOXIC: Forever Chemicals and Contaminated Water conference

Takisha D. Richardson has been invited to speak at the National Crime Victim Bar Association’s (NCVBA) Civil Justice for Victims of Crime Seminar in West Palm Beach, FL on August 25, 2022 (10 am – 4 pm).

This free seminar will educate victim service providers and advocates on the resources and strategies available to victims through civil action. Ms. Richardson will also provide insight into the civil justice system and share her experience with helping victims.

Register for the NCVBA Civil Justice for Victims of Crime Seminar today!

The NCVBA is dedicated to assisting crime victims rebuild their lives by providing support and resources to the civil attorneys representing those who have dedicated their lives to crime victims.

Christine E. Webber will speak at the 2022 NELA Annual Convention on Saturday, July 2, 2022 (3:45 – 5:00 p.m. PST) at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This is an in-person CLE program for plaintiff attorneys.

Ms. Webber’s panel discussion, “Evidence in Summary Judgment v. Trial Day,” will focus on how to best determine what evidence to present at trial. Documents and witness statements or depositions you relied upon in summary judgment are likely to be on your exhibit list or witness list for trial too, but even with what is, at core, the same evidence, you still have to consider issues that may arise in using that evidence at trial.

Among other things, the panelists will discuss:

• Moving from citing deposition excerpts on summary judgment to using deposition designations instead of live testimony at trial.
• Expert testimony. Moving from report at summary judgment to live testimony at trial.
• Objections at trial that the business record exception is not available, even if such an argument was not raised on summary judgment briefing.
• Evidentiary challenges over website material Defendant may not have bothered to raise at summary judgment.

Click through for more information on the 2022 NELA Annual Convention.

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) is at the forefront of employee rights law, established is to empower workers’ rights attorneys through legal training, promoting a fair judiciary, and advocating for laws and policies that level the playing field for workers.

Christine E. Webber speak at AnitaB.org’s Elevating Conversations: A Series for Women & Non-Binary Technologists on April 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST/ 3:00 p.m. PCT.

Ms. Webber joins Anita F. Hill, Monique L. Thompson and Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO of AnitaB.org for an in-depth discussion on “Advancing Women’s Economic Security Through Pay Equity.”

This Elevating Conversations event will share legal resources and actions for individuals to help address and mitigate pay discrimination in the tech sector. The discussion will also focus on the rising number of states enacting pay transparency protections for workers, the impact of pay transparency protocols on the retention of female talent, transformative approaches to organizational change, and much more.

Closing the gender pay gap is critical to creating a fair and equitable economy for women in the workforce, particularly in the tech sector. In 2021, full-time working women earned on average just 83.1 percent of what men earn. Studies show that the undervaluation of women’s work not only affects financial security and mobility, but it can also lead to mental health problems.

Materials distributed at Elevating Conversations:

• The Cohen Milstein Pay Equity Tip Sheet.

Robert A. Braun, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, has been invited to speak at the ABA’s 2022 Antitrust Law Spring Meeting on April 6, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. EST.

Mr. Braun’s panel session, “Emerging Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations,” discusses how recurrent enforcement efforts by the DOJ and FTC demonstrate the ongoing antitrust risks posed by trade association activities. Attending attorneys will learn how to avoid liabilities arising from improper trade association conduct, including cartels, group boycotts, tying, restrictive membership restraints, and other problematic practices.

Leslie M. Kroeger has been invited to speak at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony on Monday, March 7, 2022 in Destin, FL.

The panel will discuss “The Judge as Gatekeeper: The Proper Role of Judges in Evaluating Expert Testimony.”

Learn more about George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony.

On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Laura H. Posner, a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation & Investor Protection and Ethics & Fiduciary Counseling practice groups, will take part in the New York City Bar’s 10th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute. The full-day program will provide a comprehensive overview of recent trends, developments and cutting-edge issues in securities litigation, regulation and enforcement. The panels will include prominent securities litigators, senior in-house counsel at major financial institutions, representatives of the SEC and corporations, and nationally recognized trial lawyers.

As Chair of the Bar’s Securities Litigation Committee, Ms. Posner will co-host the event and participate in the Securities Litigation panel, “Major Cases and Trends: Goldman and other Important Cases.”

To learn more or to register for the event, please click here.

Daniel McCuaig, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, will speak at the Knowledge Group’s Webinar on February 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Mr. McCuaig, a former was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice for more than a decade, will participate in the program, titled “The Evolving Standards for Antitrust Class Certification: Exploring Unresolved Issues.”

The panel of antitrust thought leaders and practitioners will address how the past year has brought significant developments in the antitrust class action context, leaving questions and issues over the certification process standards. For instance, aside from the litigation challenges caused by the shifting rules, US courts are also reinforcing their probe of proposed classes making it increasingly difficult to obtain early class decisions.

The panel will discuss evolving standards in antitrust class certification as well as the significant issues surrounding this area of law. This LIVE Webcast aims to help legal practitioners navigate the challenges in litigating antitrust class certification issues.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this CLE course are:

• Recent Antitrust Class Certifications
• Notable Court Decisions
• Significant Developments
• Litigation Trends and Strategies
• Emerging Issues and Challenges

Daniel McCuaig, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, will speak at the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section Webinar on January 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Mr. McCuaig, a former was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice for more than a decade, will participate in the program, titled “DOJ’s Challenge of Penguin Random House / Simon & Schuster.”

The panel of antitrust thought leaders, economists, and practitioners will address the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent challenge to Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster, two of the leading book publishers. The Complaint alleges a monopsony theory of harm in that authors would be harmed by reduced compensation for their work. This program will explain the DOJ’s allegations, and participants will discuss the monopsony theory of harm.